query | You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first y___ at school or university as a first year .You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a first year . The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish. |
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word | year |
full-definition | noun A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December. The year was 1840. We had an election last year. ...the number of people on the planet by the year 2050. A year is any period of twelve months. The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year. She's done quite a bit of work this past year. The school has been empty for ten years. Year is used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twenty years old or twenty years of age, they have lived or existed for twenty years. He's 58 years old. I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age. This column is ten years old today. A school year or academic year is the period of time in each twelve months when schools or universities are open and students are studying there. In Britain and the United States, the school year starts in September . ...the 1990/91 academic year. The twins didn't have to repeat their second year at school. You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a first year . The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish. A financial or business year is an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances . He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years. The company admits it will make a loss for the year ending September. You can use years to emphasize that you are referring to a long time. I haven't laughed so much in years. It took me years to fully recover. People hold onto letters for years and years. You can refer to the time you spend in a place or doing an activity as your years there or your years of doing that activity. The joy turned to tragedy during his years in Cyprus. ...his years as Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery. |
inflections | years |
cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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